The International Olympic Day is celebrated on 23rd June every year to make people aware of the importance of games in life. Olympic Day is much more than a sports event. It is a day for the world to get active.
United Nations Public Service Day is designated by the UN General Assembly to celebrate 23rd June as Public Service Day. It highlights the contribution of public service in the development process, recognises the work of public servants and encourages young people to pursue careers in public sectors.
International Widows Day is observed on 23 June annually to raise awareness globally about the violation of human rights that widows suffer and faces in several countries following the death of their spouses.
1757- Battle of Plassey: Three thousand British troops under Robert Clive defeat a 50,000-strong Indian army under Siraj- ud-Daulah at Plassey.
1868- Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer".
1894- The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne in Paris.
1940- Henry Larsen begins the first successful west-to-east navigation of Northwest Passage from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1994- NASA's Space Station Processing Facility, a new state-of-the-art manufacturing building for the International Space Station, officially opens at Kennedy Space Center.
2013- Nik Wallenda becomes the first man to successfully walk across the Grand Canyon on a tight rope.
Famous people who had responded birthdays on this day:
1854- Sir Rajendra Nath Mookerjee, was a pioneering Bengali Indian industrialist.
1867- Haricharan Bandopadhayaya was a scholar and lexicographer best known for his 5-volume Bangiya Sabdakosh.
1875- Norman Gilbert Pritchard was a British-Indian athlete and actor who became the first Asian-born athlete to win an Olympic medal.
1934- Virbhadra Singh was an Indian politician who served 6 terms and 21 years as the 4th Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.
1936- Pradip Kumar Banerjee was an Indian professional footballer who played as a striker for the India national football team.
1948- Nabarun Bhattacharya was an Indian writer in Bengali language. He was born at Berhampur, West Bengal.
1952- Raj Babbar is an Indian Hindi and Punjabi film actor and politician belonging to Indian National Congress.
Famous people who have death anniversaries on this day:
1914- Bhaktivinoda Thakur, born Kedarnath Datta was a Hindu philosopher, guru and spiritual reformer of Gaudiya Vaishnavism who effected its resurgence in India in late 19th and early 20th century.
1953- Syama Prasad Mukherjee was an Indian politician, barrister and academician who served as the Minister for Industry and Supply in Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet.
1980- Sanjay Gandhi was an Indian politician. and the younger son of Indira Gandhi and Feroze Gandhi.
1990- Harindranath Chattopadhyay was an Indian English poet, dramatist, actor, musician and a member of the 1st Lok Sabha from Vijayawada constituency.
2015- Maria Nirmala Joshi was an Indian religious sister who succeeded Nobel laureate Mother Teresa as the head of the Missionaries of Charity and expanded the movement overseas.
Good morning all. Significance of *14th March*: *Events* that took place on this day: *Pi Day* is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant *π (pi).* Pi Day is observed on March 14 (3/14 in the month/day format) since 3, 1, and 4 are the first three significant figures of π. It was *founded in 1988 by Larry Shaw,* an employee of the Exploratorium. 1780- American Revolutionary War: *Spanish forces capture Fort Charlotte* in Mobile, Alabama. 1794 - *Eli Whitney* is granted a patent for the *cotton gin* (a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds). 1864- *Sir Samuel White Baker* was an English Explorer, author, and administrator who *explored the Upper Nile and discovered Lake Albert.* 1900- *The Gold Standard Act* is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard. 1931- *Alam Ara* was released. It was the first Indian sound film and was directed by Ardeshir Irani. 1939- *Slovakia* declares independe...
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